Box-staying machine



(No Model.)

H. A. INMAN. BOX STAYING MACHINE.

No. 555,817. l Patented Mar.3-, 1896.

FFICE.

HARRY A. INMAN, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW' YORK.

BOX-STAYING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent l \To. 555,817, dated.March 3, 1896.

Application filed January 29, 1896. Serial No. 577,309. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIARRY A. IN MAN a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomery and State of NewYork, have invented certain now an d useful Improvements in. Box-StayinMachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in box-staying machines; and itconsists, generally stated, in the peculiar construction, arran gementand operation of those parts of the machine whereby the staying-strip issevered from the reel or ribbon and attached to the corners of the box.

In order that the general construction, arran gement, and operation ofthe machine may be more fully understood, I refer to the United StatesLetters Patent granted to Horace Inman on the 9th day of April, 1895,No. 537,205, my present invention being applicable to a machineconstructed and arranged as the machine therein described is; and Iwill, in this application,illustrate and describe those parts only whichespecially appertain to it.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a perspective (reduced)of the invention. Fig. 2 illustrates an elevation, partly in section, ofthe parts immediately involved in the invention. Fig. 3 illustrates afront view. Fig. 4 illustrates a plan.

Referring to Fig. 1, A is a portion of the frame of the machine. B isthe driving-wheel supported upon an axis, as shown. C is a faceplate towhich a wrist-pin D is attached. E is a connecting-rod. F is a slideway.G is a horizontally-moving support for the pressure-wheel. II is theanvil. I is the roller for pressing the stay-strip upon the corner ofthe box. J is the fixed blade of the cutter. K is a strong pin which isset into the part G. L is what I call a deflecting-plate, which issupported upon an arm M, which is attached to some suitable portion ofthe frame, the parts being so arranged that the plate L is centrallyheld within an opening in the upper part of the slideway F, so as toprovide an open groove N 011 all sides of it, and the front and rearends of this plate L are made at an ngle, as shown.

The operation of the device is as follows:

strip.

The box-corner is placed upon the apex of the anvil, as usual, and thestay-strip is automatically gummedor dampened, as the case may be, andfed intermittently across the upwardly-presented corner of the box. Themachine being now set in operation, the action of the crank D andconnecting-rod E causes the roller-supporting bar Gto move forwardly andrearwardly, and as it inoves in these different directions the pin K,engaging with the sides of the lozenge-shaped slot N, causes the bar Gto oscillate in such manner as that the roller I, which is supportedupon an axis I set in the bar G, will pass first on one side and then onthe other of the corner of the anvil. vI prefer to arrange it so thatits first or upward movement shall be upon that side which is adjacentto the stationary cutter J, and I case-harden at least one side of theroller I, so that as it sweeps along across the edge of the cutter J itshall act as a rotary shears and sever the stay-strip, and at the sametime roll it firmly down upon the corner of the box-blank, causing thesevered portion to firmly adhere thereto, and when it has reached itsuppermost position and starts to return, the pin K, engaging with theportion of the slot N which has the proper inclination, causes the bar Gto make a partial rotation upon its axis, so that upon its returnmovement it shall roll over and in close contact with the opposite sideof the corner of the box, and thus press down and firmly attach theretothe other half of the severed piece of stay- In order to permit of thisoscillation of the bar G, I connect it to the connectingrod F. by apivot-joint, as shown at E.

I do not limit myself to the details of construction shown anddescribed, because it will be evident to those who are familiar withthis art that modifications may be made therein without departing fromthe essentials of my invention.

I claim- 1. The combination of a support for the corner of a box, aroller adapted to press the staystrip against said corner, areciprocating support for the roller, and means to oscillate saidsupport upon its axis, for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of a support for the cor ner of a box, a rolleradapted to press the staystrip against said corner, means to reciprocatesaid roller forwardly an d backwardly, and also to oscillate it fromright to left, for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of a support for the corner of a box, a fixedcutter-blade adjacent to said support, a roller adapted to act as themovable cutter-blade, and also to press the stay-strip against thecorner of the box, and means to reciprocate said roller backwardly andforwardly, and also to oscillate it from right to left, for the purposesset forth.

4:. The combination of a support for the corner of a box, a rollersupported upon a longitudinally-movable bar, means to reciprocate saidbar forwardly and backwardly, and also to oscillate it from right toleft, and means for severing the stay-strip, for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of a support for the corner of a box, a rollersupported upon a longitudinally-movable bar, means to reciprocate saidbar forwardly and backwardly, and also to oscillate it from right toleft, a fixed cutterblade adjacent to the support for the box-corner,and a cutting-surface on said roller, for the purposes set forth.

Signed at Amsterdam,in the county of Montgomery and State of New York,this 28th day 30 of January, A. D. 1896.

HARRY A. INMAN. Witnesses PHILLIPS ABBOTT, E. SIMPSON.

